I love my job, I do. I mean, I REALLY love my job. But on mornings like this, when we don’t set an alarm and the girls snuggle with me in the recliner. When we get ready if we want to and when we want to. When I have my coffee sitting at home instead of rushing out the door. Mornings where the recliner is full, and my heart is.. Read More
A REALLY bad 24 hours. Disclaimer–this post is about to get GROSS. If you have a sensitive stomach, please stop reading now and go here to read about the Baby Powder Fiasco. Last night, Libby started throwing up. She had gone to sleep really early, and woke up from her sleep throwing up. I heard her in the bathroom and went RUNNING in there, only to find out that she.. Read More
Five things I’m loving right now. 1. This coffee. I think I may have a problem. With this cold weather, I’m drinking between 3 and 6 cups daily! 2. This shirt from Oiselle. Well, ANYthing from Oiselle, but especially this shirt. 3. Christmas shopping with my girls. <–Yes, I just said that. They are awesome shoppers. PS: Stay tuned for a funny West girls’ shopping story coming up later. 4.This.. Read More
Even though I completely love the holidays (yes, I said it AGAIN!), they do tend to be a little overwhelming. All the gift-buying and party-going and parade-watching can wear on a person’s nerves. So I thought I would share with you ways that I, personally, kick stress to the curb. Go for a run. Or a walk. Just get outside, move, and clear your mind. Pray. When I am super.. Read More
1. This post by Lisa Jo Baker. If you don’t read her blog regularly, I definitely recommend bookmarking it. She always has good things to say, but this post came at just the right time. I’ve said it many times before, and I’m sure I’ll say it many times again: I LOVE this season of the year. The holidays, the cool weather, the chaos. However, it IS easy to get.. Read More
Let me start this post out by saying that I am not making light of what happened today. I completely support and appreciate the actions taken by city officials and emergency management professionals. The safety of our students FAR outweighs ANY inconvenience. That being said, here is the story of our day. Around 10:00 a.m., we received an announcement over the intercom at school. A suspicious package had been found.. Read More
I have a few 5k’s on the schedule before the new year, but the race I’m really training for is the Callaway Gardens Half Marathon on January 26, 2014. Fun fact: I’ll be running this race at a discounted rate. I shot an email to the race director (what could it hurt), and while he couldn’t comp my race entry he did offer me a nice little discount. Every little.. Read More
Here’s this week’s upload of random photos from my phone. Libby said, “Say Diva’s!” Photo shoot in the big round circle at Target. New tattoo that I am determined to get. Soon. Hair therapy for all. New shoes. Toothless friends. Max snuggles.
Just a few things I’ve found around the internet that I needed to share with you. Stop Hating Your Body by Lisa Jo Baker. Keeping It Real by Lauren Fleshman. If you don’t read any other articles posted here, please check this one out. I think it’s my favorite. Grace for the Working Mother by Lisa Jo Baker. This video is SO me. And absolutely, completely hilarious. Did any of you sing those words?.. Read More
Being the random blogger that I am, I thought I would give you, my readers, a listing of the books I’ve been reading lately. This is something I did regularly when I started my blog, but has gone downhill since then. Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage. Told from the point of view of ‘rising 6th grader’ Mo Lobeau, this juvenile fiction book is set in a southern town with.. Read More